Error installing gnucash2.2.8 on Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Intel)

[Charles Day]

On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Tom Carroll <cgbosntom at mac.com> wrote:

> I just went through the four hour process to install gnuCash 2.2.8 on Mac
> OS X 10.5.6 using the MacPorts Quartz install as found at
> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/MacOSX/MacPortsDetail
>
> However, it did not create the Application link, so I navigated to
> /opt/local/bin and double-clicked gnucash and I get the following error:
>

Sounds like it was built OK. I believe you can ignore the binreloc message.
I've never tried launching it through the finder though. Your problem is
related to dbus. Let's see if GnuCash works via the command line. Try
opening a terminal and enter the following command:
dbus-launch gnucash

-Charles


> /opt/local/bin/gnucash ; exit;
> $ /opt/local/bin/gnucash ; exit;
> gnc.bin-Message: main: binreloc relocation support was disabled at
> configure time.
>
> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
> Dynamic session lookup supported but failed: launchd did not provide a
> socket path, verify that org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist is loaded!
>
> Then a dialog window opens up that reads:
>
> An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information for
> gnucash. Some of your configuration settings may not work properly.
>
> Nothing happens when I click the "details" button or the "OK" button.
>
> The above error dialog opens over the top of the gnucash-bin window that
> provides another error.
>
> The configuration data used to specify default values for GnuCash cannot be
> found in the default system locations. Without this data GnuCash will still
> operate properly but it may require some extra time to setup. Do you wish to
> setup the configuration data?
>
> I can click on the "Quit", "Skip" or "Setup" buttons.
>
> If I click on Setup it brings me to several other dialogs that I can accept
> the defaults as presented.  At this time it appars GnuCash starts with a
> blank screen.
>
> I have not gone any further in trying the program until I can remedy the
> above errors.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Tom
>
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